Technology Licensing Manager

Technology Licensing Manager

Duarte, CA

About City of Hope City of Hope, an innovative biomedical research, treatment and educational institution with over 6000 employees, is dedicated to the prevention and cure of cancer and other life-threatening diseases and guided by a compassionate, patient-centered philosophy.Founded in 1913 and headquartered in Duarte, California, City of Hope is a remarkable non-profit institution, where compassion and advanced care go hand-in-hand with excellence in clinical and scientific research. City of Hope is a National Cancer Institute designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of the nation’s leading cancer centers that develops and institutes standards of care for cancer treatment.

Position Summary: Evaluates the commercial potential of City of Hope developed technologies, identifying companies interested in these technologies and negotiates the legal and business aspects involved in transferring the technology. Establishes and maintains a marketing program that presents City of Hope technologies to appropriate companies. Key Responsibilities include:

Maintains an ongoing awareness of the research of the City of Hope national medical Center and Beckman Research Institute and identifies emerging technologies with commercial potential.

Evaluates City of Hope technologies with respect to the validity of the scientific basis of the technology, strength of the likely patent/copyright/trade secret position, potential commercial return on the technology, and mechanism of commercialization.

Identifies and maintains a database of companies potentially interested in City of Hope technologies.

Establishes and maintains a marketing program that presents to appropriate companies those technologies the City of Hope wishes to commercialize.

Interacts extensively with attorneys and company executives dealing with uncommon inquiries and/or situations.

Qualifications

Basic education, experience and skills required for consideration:

BS with MS or MBA or JD

Experience may substitute for minimum education requirements

Three years related business and/or academic experience

City of Hope is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

Date posted:

Apr 26, 2020

City of Hope is a leading nonprofit clinical research center—fighting major life-threatening diseases and delivering hope with exceptional treatment, prevention, and educational programs.